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Digital Arts and Technology Alliance

The Digital Arts and Technology Alliance (DATA) at STLCC-Meramec supports cutting-edge digital technology courses and workshops through an interdisciplinary partnership of career and digital media programs that offer:

This Alliance meets world class/global standards of excellence through the skills of faculty and staff who are expert in the use of the most advanced digital equipment and programs available.

DATA provides the latest industry-standard computer hardware and software to allow students the opportunity to gain skills within the professional fields and requirements of

graphic artists

publication designers

interactive designers

animators

interior designers

architectural technicians

web designers

and more

The hardware and software that DATA provides include:

Graphics workstations that consist of

High performance Mac or Windows graphics computers

24 & 27 in. monitors

6x8 in. Wacom Intuos digital graphics tablets

High-resolution film and flat art scanners

Color laser printers

Large format (24-44 in.), color ink jet printers

3-D printer

A variety of digital cameras

Professional grade video cameras

Apple iPads

MacBook laptop computers

Professional software including

Adobe Creative Suite Master Collection

Autodesk CAD

Rivet

Chief Architect

Maya

Quark

Final Cut Pro

Various graphics utilities

DATA supports, operates and staffs the Center for Visual Technology, located in the art department at STLCC-Meramec, one of the few community college art departments in the nation that is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design.

The close association with this department provides hand, visual and technology skills taught in the same building, allowing students a greater realization of the cross-disciplinary benefits that can be incorporated into imaging design.